Guest guest Posted July 29, 1998 Report Share Posted July 29, 1998 Dear shrii. vaishhNavas, shriimad bhaagavta-puraaNam talks about various incarnations of bhagavaan (including kR^shhNaavataara) and says: " ete ca amsha kalaaH pumsaH kR^shhNaH tu bhagavaan svayam | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****** indra-ari vyaakulam lokam mR^Dayanti yuge yuge || " [1.3.28] "All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord shrii KR^shhNa is the original Personality of Godhead. All of them appear on planets whenever there is a disturbance created by the atheists. The Lord incarnates to protect the theists." It seems to be apparently inconsistent with paaN^caraatra. Is not, according to paaN^caraatra, shriiman-naaraayaNa is the Original_ Personality of Godhead and shrii. kR^shhNa is a vibhava-avataara ? I wonder what the word "svayam" means in the above context. [ Also, dhyaana-shlokam for shriimad bhagavad giita itself says, "... paarthaaya pratibodhitaaM bhagavataa naaraayaNena svayaM.." Is the dhyaana-shlokam universally accepted as authentic ? ] Have raamaanujaacarya, or vedaanta-deshika commented on this point in their granta-s ? [also curious what shrii.yaamuna says in his work, "mahaa-purushha-nirnaya" ] - Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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